Whitlingham Boathouses Foundation (No 1133063) is a new community sports charity in Norwich which is giving our young people the opportunity to realise their potential in rowing and canoeing.

The As One … Campaign is currently raising £1m to build a new community training and competition centre for both rowing and canoeing in Whitlingham Country Park. This will provide state of the art facilities for sports, leisure and fitness for people of all ages and abilities from across our community.

There is a record entry for the Norwich Head of the River Race on Saturday.

Clubs from all over East Anglia and beyond will be racing over a 2000m and a 5000m course between Bramerton and Whitlingham Green in boats ranging from eights to single sculls and ages ranging from 12 to over 70.

Organised by Norwich Rowing Club, part of Whitlingham Boathouses, the event is sponsored for the...

The dates have now been fixed for Norwich Rowing Club's 2012 Learn to Row courses.

The first course runs on Sunday mornings and Monday evenings from 15 April with others following in June and September. Full details are on the Norwich RC site - click here and follow the "Learn to Row" tab

Don't forget that you can have a free taster session at any time by...

Congratulations to the six Norwich Rowing Club winning crews at Boston Head of the River on Sunday who battled against winds in excess of 40mph! Unfortunately, this meant that several of small boat crews and scullers were unable to race due to the blustery conditions kicking up white water along the straight 3km course.

Whitlingham Boathouses Foundation (Registered Charity No 1133063) provides community rowing and canoeing opportunities for people of all ages through a mix of competitive and recreational water-based activities. It is now the first in Norfolk to be able to offer facilities for adaptive (disabled) rowers and canoers.